Maple Leafs vs. Sharks picks and odds: Expect a lot of goals

The Toronto Maple Leafs are on a western road trip. They play against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.

Toronto lost to Vegas Golden Knights on Monday. San Jose is 2-7-0 but is better than its record indicates.

The Sharks are the favourite to beat the Maple Leafs. Erik Kallgren is starting in goal for San Jose. The Sharks have been the worst offence in the NHL this season. Toronto's defence is struggling. They rank 24th in high-danger chances against.

Kaapo Kahkonen will start for the Sharks. He has a .873 save percentage and a -3.7 goals saved above expected.

The Sharks are +120 at +1. Toronto hasn't been blowing anybody out this season. The team with the highest high-danger chances for percentage is Toronto (54.15%) while San Jose (49.76%) is 16th (50.6%).